MES/MOM Centre Of Excellence Manager

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity set the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries, we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn. in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

We are now looking for a Centre of Excellence Manager in the discipline of MES / MOM. Are you a communicative person with a wide range of managerial and technical knowledge, who loves problem solving and mentoring a team of specialists to provide outstanding application support to an engineering, technology and manufacturing community? Then, we have the following opportunity for you.

Job Responsibilities

• The MES/MOM Centre of Excellence (CoE) Manager will develop a team of skilled members whose mission is to provide a sustainable application support capability to the business and deliver best practices around the particular area of specialism for MES & MOM & Machine Integration.
• Leading a team of application subject matter experts to deliver application support with agreed SLAs.
• Ensuring the business/function are aware of the latest capabilities and drive standard application best practice.
• Structuring, leading, training and coaching their team for maximising engagement and effectiveness.
• Conducting annual employee reviews and setting employee objectives in line with global and regional objectives.
• Implementing Global IT application standards.
• Creating and executing application Lifecycle Management Roadmap.
• Supporting Senior Management with Annual IT Budget Review.
• Collaborating with our IT Business partners to ensure the projects are correctly resourced and prioritized.
• Ensuring IT security and compliance requirements are observed and maintained in future solutions.
• Performing other related duties as assigned by Management.

Job Qualifications

Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in the English language.
• Minimum 5 Years’ experience within an engineering, manufacturing enterprise level business.
• Minimum 5 Years’ experience in people and project management.
• Systems experience in a manufacturing environment, manufacturing execution system (MES), manufacturing operations management (MOM).
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment – to actively listen, challenge and communicate.
• Demonstrate strong leadership with the ability to deliver results.
• Strong problem solving skills at both a strategic and tactical level.
• Be proactive and take initiative to achieve the business goals.
• Professionalism and flexibility.
• Ability to work directly with senior management in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to build relationships within the business.
• Open to travel.

Desirable

• Written and oral communication skills in the Dutch language.
• Systems experience in a manufacturing environment Machine Connectivity (Service Buses).
• BSc Degree level qualifications in Engineering / IT related disciplines or Time Served Apprenticeship, HNC, HND.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Project management skills.

What do we offer

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Fokker Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry.

In the role of the CoE Manager you will belong to a close knitted team. We will support and promote your professional and personal development. Furthermore, we will offer you:

• A gross monthly salary depending on your experience, role readiness and according to the CLA Metalektro grade N.
• 8% holiday allowance.
• 42 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (29 holidays and 13 ADV days).
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance.
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.
• Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly!
• We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

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